"Could I...kiss you..?"
"I... I-if you want to..."
Noa took a breath, before leaning upwards and pressing his lips to Ryuuji's.
Ryuuji's eyes slipped shut, but he didn't move.
The younger boy pulled away after a bit, blinking and then hugging the older boy tightly.
The older didn't move, his eyes still clenched shut.
He let out a shaky breath, pulling his body away from Ryuuji's.
Emerald eyes slowly opened to look at Noa, staring at the aqua haired boy, confused.
Noa sighed, closing his own eyes.
"Why?" Ryuuji asked, searching Noa's face for something, although he wasn't sure what.
He looked up. "Why what?" He asked.
"Why did you kiss me?"
"I'm not sure about that either.."
"I see..." the older looked away. "You'd better drink your tea... its going cold."
He nodded, picking it up from where he left it and began drinking it again in an awkward silence.
Ryuuji's eyes stayed on the wall to his right. The absentmindedly began playing with the tips of his hair again, once again looking lost in thought.
Between sips, the younger boy watched Ryuuji carefully.
"I'm going out," The other suddenly said, heading to the door, using the rubber band around his wrist to tie his hair back in a high ponytail.
He nodded. "Okay."
"I'll be back later." Grabbing his coat, he headed out the door, closing it behind himself.
~*~
The door opened and Ryuuji stepped inside, head down, his hair hanging in his eyes. His clothes were wet, although not with snow.
The younger boy had taken refuge on the couch, and looked up in a blank sort of state as Ryuuji entered.
The dark haired boy pulled a bloody piece of wire from his pocket, throwing it into the garbage. His hands had some cuts on them, and when he looked up, his face did, as well.
Noa stood, carefully walking over to the other boy. "You should get cleaned up," He advised softly.
"Yeah..." the murderer muttered. "Blood stains everything."
He took a breath, nodding.
Without another word, Ryuuji started up the stairs, his hands in his pockets once more.
Noa followed him quietly, not wanting to be a bother.
Stepping into the bathroom, the black haired male turned the water on, running his hands under them. The sink was all ready pink from previous usage.
Noa stayed at the door, facing the outside of the room.
"Does it bother you?" Ryuuji whispered, his eyes narrowed at the wall where a mirror should be, but was not.
"No." He muttered.
"Hn." He pulled his coat off, dropping it to the ground. It hit with a loud 'thud!' from the full pockets. "It should."
"Really?"
"I kill people, Noa."
"I realize that."
"And it doesn't upset you in any way?"
"Only a little."
"Good. If it didn't then you wouldn't be healthy."
He chuckled dryly.
"You can go home if you want to. I won't force you to stay here any longer."
"I don't want to go home to Seto and Mokuba, though..." He muttered.
The other boy refrained from commenting that he wasn't important enough to make Noa want to stay.
"I like you, much more."
"I don't see why." He looked over at Noa, a homicidal look in his eye. "Why am I so important? You only just met me, and I tried to kill you."
"It's not like Seto never tried to do that as well."
"Haha. Very funny. I'm laughing on the inside, really."
He sighed.
"And you didn't kiss Seto. You kissed me."
"Why would I kiss my brother?"
"Why would you kiss me?"
"Because....well, I really don't know."
Sighing, The black haired male slowly pulled his shirt over his head, before pulling his hair out of the ponytail.
"You're attractive." Noa muttered.
The older turned to look at him, an eyebrow raised. "Is that why you kissed me? Because I'm attractive?"
"That could be one of the reasons."
"Or is it because I'm nice to you when your brother isn't?"
"It could be that as well..."
"I'm taking a shower. You're perfectly welcome to stand there and watch or join me if you want to." He turned away, before unzipping his pants and sliding out of them.
He squeaked. "Um?!"
The water was turned on and Ryuuji stepped in, pulling the curtain in front of himself.
He contemplated it, then walked out, closing the bathroom door and heading to his bedroom.
~*~
The younger boy was lying on his back on 'his' bed, head on his hands, staring at the ceiling.
A knock came on the door, quietly.
"Hai?" The boy asked.
Ryuuji opened the door, his eyes on the ground. "I'm sorry," he said calmly. "I shouldn't have been so mean... I was just mad at myself for doing it again."
Noa got off of his bed, standing and walking up to the other boy.
Blinking, Ryuuji looked up at him.
The younger boy stayed silent, before hugging Ryuuji loosely around the black haired boy's waist.
"Noa...?" The older whispered, somewhat surprised, before slowly and unsurely hugging the other back.
He smiled, nuzzling the other boy's chest gently and sighing.
"I'm sorry..." Ryuuji whispered. "Really sorry..."
"For what?" The boy asked.
"Being so mean to you... killing that girl when she didn't deserve it...
"It's okay..." He whispered, placing a hand on Ryuuji's cheek. "I forgive you.."
Although he wanted to refuse to cry, a few tears made their way out of the black haired boy's eyes. "How can you, Noa...? I killed her... and I killed so many others..."
"Shhh...." He muttered, expression concerned as he trailed his fingertips over Ryuuji's face.
"I've tried to stop... so many times I've tried, but I can't..."
"Do you know why?" The younger boy asked.
"No... every time I try to stop, the urge just comes again and I do it... I don't even think, it just... happens. I find myself standing over another dead body..."
He sighed carefully, keeping one arm wrapped around Ryuuji's waist, the other brushing his bangs away from his eyes still.
"Noa...? I think I'm crazy..."
"Hush..." The younger boy whispered carefully. "You're not crazy..."
"I have to be... what sane person would kill all their old friends?"
"I'm not sure what to tell you, Ryuuji..."
"Noa... if you stay here... I might end up killing you, too..."
He swallowed. The thought scared him. "Ssshhh..." He muttered again, hugging Ryuuji close to him as he began to cry.
"You're afraid of me..." Ryuuji whispered. "Noa... I'm scaring you..."
"Only a little..." Noa whispered.
The black haired boy pulled away, looking at Noa sadly. "You... you're crying?"
He covered his mouth, nodding.
"Maybe... its better if you leave... then I won't scare you anymore, Noa." He sniffled lightly. "Although... I really don't want you to."
He shook his head. "I don't want to leave..."
"Will you be all right? Staying here with me?"
He nodded.
A smile crossed Ryuuji's tear-stained face. "I'm glad..."
"I like you." He tried to explain.
"Well... I figured you liked me if you were staying..." Ryuuji responded, not understanding what Noa was getting at.
He hugged him again. "No, I think I really like you..."
"Really... like me?"
The younger boy nodded.
"Like... as in... like me like me?"
He swallowed, nodding again, slowly.
The older pulled away, staring into Noa's eyes franticly, trying to see if he was lying. "R-really?"
"Hai..." Noa whispered.
Ryuuji's eyes began to tear up. "No one has ever said that to me, my entire life... not even my parents..."
He looked up at him. "Really?"
"Yeah..."
Noa threw his arms around the older boy again, crying. "I'm sorry..."
"Why are you sorry?"
"I'm..not sure..."'
"There sure are a lot of things you aren't sure about," the older joked with a small smile.
He smiled lightly.
The moment was broken when Ryuuji yawned, covering his mouth.
"You need sleep," Noa told him.
"But I want to stay with you~!" The older protested, rubbing his eyes.
"Really?"
"Of course."
A smile crossed the older's face, before: "Thank you, Noa."
"You're welcome..." He blinked.
"For being here..." Ryuuji continued, reaching up to lightly touch Noa's cheek. "You're absolutely wonderful."
"And I thought you wanted to kill me.." He muttered.
"So did I," the other commented honestly. "I thought about it, but I couldn't bring myself to do it."
He smiled lightly.
Smiling back, Ryuuji rubbed his eyes once more, trying to keep them open.
"Come, come..." Noa muttered, tugging on Ryuuji's wrist to pull him over to the bed.
The black haired male followed, yawning lightly. "Hai, hai," he muttered, sitting down.
The younger boy slipped under the covers contently, waiting for Ryuuji.
Slipping under the covers as well, Ryuuji pulled out his earring, setting it beside the table.
Noa smiled, yawning and rolling onto his side.
Smiling at him, Ryuuji let his eyes slowly close, glad to be getting some sleep for the first time in about two weeks.
The younger boy scooted himself over, carefully snuggling himself into Ryuuji.
Wrapping his arms around Noa, the black haired boy sighed happily.
~*~
Noa yawned, snuggling closer to the older boy's warm body in his sleep.
Ryuuji moaned lightly, shifting, his hand knocking a raido off the desk. It hit the floor and turned on to the news, the volume loud enough for them to hear it.
The man on the news sounded urgent: "A new lead in the fight against the six-sided killer tonight. A woman was killed in a super market yesterday, and the entire thing was caught on camera. Experts are making out the data as we speak, and soon, we will have a rough drawing of the killer."
Ryuuji's eyes shot open, and he stared at the ceiling in shock, inwardly cursing himself for being so messy.
Noa blinked, eyes widening.
"I'm fucked," Ryuuji muttered, before closing his eyes tightly and repeating the fraise non-stop.
Noa sat up, putting a finger to Ryuuji's lips. "Shhh."
The green-eyed male looked up at him, frowning.
Noa moved himself so he was straddling Ryuuji's waist, sitting on him. "Don't worry, okay?"
Ryuuji blushed, staring at Noa, before nodding.
He giggled, moving his finger and kissing him lightly. "Good boy."
"Am I dog now?"
Noa smiled. "If you want to be."
"Mm... Aren't you the one who tackled me?"
Noa smiled, draping his arms over Ryuuji's shoulders. "Am I?"
"You are straddling me."
He chuckled. "True."
"Are you enjoying yourself, sitting on top of me?"
He nodded. "You're very warm."
"Am I, now?"
Noa grinned. "Hai."
"Mm... well, You, Noa..." A grin crossed over his face. "You are very..."
He blinked, tilting his head.
"Heavy. I can't breathe."
Noa giggled, before moving back a bit so he was on Ryuuji's legs. "Gomen nasai."
"Its okay." He smiled, before frowning. "Noa... what if they do find out it was me that killed those girls? I mean... I deserve to go to jail, but I want to stay with you..."
Noa sighed sadly. "I'm not sure, Ryuuji...."
"And... It scares me, to think about going to jail..."
"Shhh..." Noa whispered, nuzzling Ryuuji's neck carefully, affectionately. "You can't stay here, though.."
"Where am I supposed to go, though?"
He pondered for a moment. "Well, you'll only need to go anywhere if you think they can prove you guilty."
"Yeah... but they probably can. I've never gotten this messy before."
The raido, which had been going on, suddenly said: "An Amber alert has been issued today for Kaiba Noa, the younger brother of the CEO Kaiba Seto, owner of Kaiba corp. Kaiba-kun stated that someone called for ransom on his brother, and told him that they would call back, but never did. He is certain that Noa is still alive, and wants him home very much."
Ryuuji's eyes widened again. "I'm fucked," he started chanting again, smacking himself on the forehead with a fist.
"Sshhh..." Noa started again, grabbing Ryuuji's wrist.
Ryuuji looked at Noa, about ready to cry. "If I don't go to jail for murder then I'll go to jail for kidnapping!"
The younger boy hugged him carefully, kissing his cheek. "Hush..."
"Why does it have to be like this? Its all my fault..."
Noa couldn't say anything else, stroking Ryuuji's hair with his other hand.
"I shouldn't have killed them... I shouldn't have kidnapped you... I should never have been born."
"I'm quite happy you kidnapped me, actually..." Noa muttered.
Sniffling, the older looked at him. "Yeah, but when your brother finds you, he's going to be really mad..."
"He won't find me."
"Someone else will. They have an amber alert, Noa. Don't you know what that means?"
He shook his head.
"Every cop in the U.S. Will be looking for you."
Noa sighed, hugging Ryuuji tighter.
"I don't want you to go, Noa... but the only way for either of us to stay safe is if you go home. can you just... go there until this whole thing ties over, and then I can save up money and get us some tickets to like, Europe or something?"
He bit his lip. "Who will I blame for the kidnapping?"
"Tell your brother you were blindfolded and you couldn't see my face. Noa... its the only thing I can think of... I'm sorry."
"I don't want to leave," He whispered.
"And I don't want you to..."
"I've got money. We shouldn't have to save. I have more money than Seto, even! He just doesn't know that..."
"Yeah, but how can you get it if you don't go home?"
"It's all in a bank owned by Kaiba Corp."
The older perked up. "C...can you get to it?"
"Of course I can. And Seto will never even know it's missing." Noa winked. "He never knew it was there."
"Noa... that means we can get away... but... where do we go?"
"Where do you want to go?" Noa asked. "Italy, France, Rome..."
"I...I don't know... its all so sudden..." he looked down. "And... what if we go somewhere and I start killing there, too?"
"Shhhh..." Noa whispered. "I trust you...I have faith in you..."
A smile crossed Ryuuji's face, warmth spreading through him at those words.
Noa smiled. "I still have my wallet with me. I can withdrawal the money via the internet and onto my Kaiba Corp card.."
"I have a computer downstairs."
"Wonderful!" Noa smiled.
"But I don't want to get up if it means letting go of you."
He giggled. "We'll have to, to keep you safe."
"All right... I'm hungry anyway."
Noa moved himself, standing and walking over to the door.
Getting up, Ryuuji followed, stretching his arms over his head.
"Now....." Noa muttered, yawning. "I'm hungry."
"Do you want pancakes?"
Sure!" Noa smiled.
"You get to the computer, I'll get to the cooking!"
He nodded. "Hai. First -"
"Hm?"
"You'll need to show me where the computer is."
"Its in the kitchen. Didn't you see it before?"
He shook his head, before wandering off.
Following him, the older began to braid his hair, tying it off with his dice bracelet, having no rubber band.
Noa leaned over the computer, searching for the IE icon before getting to the KC Banking and Credit site.
Ryuuji turned on the stove, before pouring some cat food for the neighborhood strays and heading outside.
In a few minutes, he was done, and he placed his wallet in his pocket carefully, closing out of the IE and following around to where Ryuuji was.
The black haired boy sat, staring sadly at the cats.
"Ryuuji?" Noa asked.
Said male looked up. "N?"
"Something wrong?" Noa asked.
"The cats..." the other muttered. "No one will take care of them..."
Noa sighed, placing a hand on Ryuuji's shoulder. "We could take them with us..."
"There are too many, though..."
"Says who?"
He looked at Noa. "But... it would be too much money, and..."
"And?"
"I have no idea..."
"We have enough money, I know it..."
"You'd really do that?"
"Of course." He gave the other boy a little smile. "But we can't take the neighborhood children."
"Damn." He smiled playfully. "Such a loss, that one."
"Isn't it?" The younger boy giggled.
"I think I should get back to the pancakes now."
He nodded.
Getting up, the dark haired boy walked inside, the cats meowing at Noa.
Noa giggled, bending over to pet a couple of the kitties.
After a while, Ryuuji called: "Pancakes!"
Noa got up, walking inside the house.
Smiling, Ryuuji placed the plate on the table, before handing Noa a fork and some syrup. "Eat up."
He nodded, before beginning to eat.
Sitting down, Ryuuji ate too, somewhat fast. IP hates describing people eating.
~*~
"How long until our fight boards?" Pausing, Ryuuji looked at his watch. "Twenty minuets. Chi..." He looked at Noa, who had sunglasses on to hide who he was, and a sexy Koori no boushi.
Noa sighed. "It's not that bad.."
"Yes, but we have a long flight ahead of us."
"True..."
"But... at least I'm spending it with you."
Noa smiled, hugging him.
Ryuuji lightly kissed Noa, smiling warmly.
He blinked, blushing.
"I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."
Noa nodded. "As I can't wait, either..." He smiled.
Noa stood, following the taller boy. "Flight 7B to Japan now boarding."
"That's us." Standing up, Ryuuji slung his carry-on bag over his shoulder, smiling at Noa.
Noa stood, following the taller boy.
The two of them boarded the plane, finding their seats and sitting down. Ryuuji sat next to the window, having never been in a plane before.
Noa took his seat next to him, leaning his head on the other boy's shoulder.
"Tired?" Ryuuji asked with a smile, reaching up to run his fingers in Noa's hair.
"Hai..." He whispered, closinghis eyes with a little yawn.
"Get to sleep. I'll wake you up in a few hours."
"Arigatou..." He muttered, before dozing off.
~*~
"So this is our house."
Ryuuji stood in the doorway as the taxi driver carried several cat cages into the house, setting them down. He glanced around at everything, a smile on his face. "And We get to share it," he whispered, looking at Noa. "Together."
The younger boy nodded, hugging Ryuuji happily. "Mmm....hai."
"...and with a bunch of cats."
He giggled. "Yep."
Smiling, Ryuuji wrapped his arms around Noa's waist. "We're going to be happy for a long, long time, Noa."
He smiled. "Yes."
~*Owari*~